New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
IN HOUR NTH JUDGE LYNCH,
A SCENE on THE BORDER.


SCENE on THE BORDER.
From The boston Commercial But'et'n
| rbus stood the prisoners for one brief moment
scanning tho features OF those who were soon W po
WretoSes had tmo enough comprehend that In the
diverse faces there n was S9o OF ali I1 mercy ,n
"Don LeopOdo" said rvans turning @ to plainly plainly
garbed rather swarhyfaced eu' very e m1e that th
have not much longer live. We know that they've %
poor h MunS1 iS All and hat ns Wo to do the fair
thing and viii givo them chance TO tel inc uon a
iess als to to- do low With il than thc rest" -, .ov
AZ this intmaton, slight as 1t was OF ceinehcy
for statos evidence" Of the cuprs VINO may ,a a.
| Wen be called Garca-and while we arc naming hlla
let u.s. a matter of poetic license, uo5na 5, iic re-
accessories as Nssquez and Ribera-begah most pi"-
By a tho saints heaven" he swUe ,ha hi 6aS sns
RGsS'GdEid Tno did 'S it, 90 Vi'n 'H' ~ n n,n T. in
YOU all Just luck and you can't renenlDur az az,
about 1t by tho time We let you down. wen Sue''n
One after another tho murderers danged In the air
thev were lex down and from their hal-artcua
terrorstroken uterances the fu horror oi Inei S me
murder oraca keeping watch, lying fiat on on the be
ground, the Opposite side OF the street. Ieaay
But no proydental footsep, no beated gambler nome
ward recng from the scene OF his suceeses OK e
from their deed OF blood Munoz, Dona Louisa ana
tho little child murdered almost In the manner
Who first entered their house. and there remained
SonSeanens Go oS Of up tho eroy ana other
valuo which had been tho Incentive to the crime %
all now wn' Us ifs no. no use trying to conceal further We
buried our plumber directly In front of the Governor ;
any ono would think OF examining. short distance
dOwp tho lane which leads from tho Governor house
TO thG bishops house. the right hand SIDE Is
mesquite tree under It We buried the le~eiry Take
me there, will show you the spot" ,,,s ,ro,o.,,,or
With hands stl bound, but escorted by so strong
an Jae1 that all eS eSpG S g out Big In
spot" hall dozen :padeiuls Of soft earth brouEh
& light s% bundle ome OF OF fSa em @c marked With
blood from tho murdcrcrs' hands
Every hour Of grace would bo only 50 much addi
tional torture why not run them down INTO INC 9ol
horo spoke out "Don samuel" an American married to
| a Mexican lady aud almost a. much Mexican a. an
| toms went, clear-headed man. property holder
and prominent person In every sense - want n 10 70
tho very act may Fay. ot foul murGer We nav ,S
tried them not by jury OF twelve 11t py oir i n,I
| confession. We havo found them guilty Why hang
them in tho Bottom Why not hang them on tho
! Plaza itselI A murmur OF approval .
"Whlo wore about IT," added tall qulet loohins
Job Of iti Why not hang wiiss. who was seen by
half dozen good reputable witnesses To shoot tna'
county can't wen afford TO keep him In jail foryer'
and hos had fair trial and been found guilty
| a heap OF money" ,
"Yos, they might Just as well hang tho whole
batch at once" 40 the great throng concluded with
lightning oeehty. Who st in place the strong bcam.
formed tho ga1wss 9ai,n saoe SnSn %hS bought s
| Quicn sabo busy that day and did much that
over-zcaous officials might aftorward have licd 10
my The cathedral bells which hung on horizontal
| and clanged because small boys were depuied for
this task aud tho small boy f. never 80 conscientious
noise. II was socmn-a dreadful scenc-that on the
Plaza in front Of the church the galiows tho cXecu
milo Ief fua1
Me1c1 Mem Id a"G cCeG geI S SRS S an Ia With flight
"MaIo wayi"-and tho crowd divides. to allow the
enraneo Of the party who had @ .s1ed mgSh m a@
whom they dragging TO his death white ieiaced
clarac06r.o and In role had shot at ana nhmcd
| many poor wretch drunsor than hlmsclf or not 50
S Ss bead aTea and % one poTed SS Yet When s turn came
dc no innocent child could plead 50 piteou'ly for
RI be different man ioi the Test of my life. Don't
! kill a poor man In cold blood"
those nearest him. "Dldn't you cay you shot TO see
a ID Mexican wrigglc } Well You've got to take
a dose of your own med cine and that's all there Is
'Don't let mo die like dos-lct me talk to sOmc
'','y Jo,c, boys hos right LIT some one of those
run a oyer 70 for nG Padre as Ao9 c hSvc or mo- nc
for foollng" Tho speaker was rough-mannered
York State last man In the world TO bo credited
with any personal socitudo abou, matters hcolosi-
|
| was too manly not to cOnc-do 10 others, however.
tho sarno freedom Of opinion he demanded for him
self. Tho swiftruunng boys delivered their message
and returned hersdng tho priest at whose approach
| all drew back respectful distance to allow him
| whispered converse with the doomed
| Vasquez died impenltent-that H., he explained
that his whole had been 80 bal that there was
no use in trying 20 say prayers In his last hour.
Garcia was believed 10 he already dead OF fright RI
bera humby confessed hs -ns whllo WILLIS, Prot
| estant az was said held the Tric ts hand In vice
| k0 grip and listened during the bnof time allowed
| him TO tho good mans words.
| Twas early morning again. Tho hrst ialnt fiush OF
dawn once moro aroused the crows upon the tops OF
| Tho nitahayas and this time the burden OF their gOs
sin was tho four strange scacrows which hung from
tho gaows In front Of tho church In the plaza Of Old
Tucson.